At this moment, suddenly an attendant hurriedly came in from outside, holding an urgent report in both hands and said, "Your Majesty, the performance of Xingguo Gong has arrived." ”

If it is a general recital, after arriving in Beijing, it will first go to the General Administration Department, and then give it to the cabinet by the General Administration Department, and the cabinet will vote for it wholeheartedly, and then send it to the director of ceremonies. If the emperor is diligent, he will show it to the emperor and then decide whether to use the seal or send it back, and if the emperor is not diligent in government, then directly use the seal or send it back.

However, Xingguo Gong's recital does not follow this process and is directly delivered to the palace.

At this time, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhang Mingwei's recital, he immediately put down everything and hurriedly looked at it first.

After reading it, he was a little stunned and didn't speak immediately.

This made Wang Chengen, who was watching from the side, a little surprised, because in the past, every time the performance of Xingguo Gong arrived, Emperor Chongzhen would be happy or something else, instead of being stunned.

Therefore, he was a little curious in his heart, and he didn't know what Guogong said?

After waiting for a while, he heard Emperor Chongzhen muttering to himself: "I don't want to be a marquis, I hope Hai Bo is peaceful!" Sir, are you worried too? ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Chengen was stunned again, and when he was about to speak, he saw Emperor Chongzhen say to him: "You can also take a look!" ”

So, Wang Chengen didn't speak first, and hurriedly looked at it.

Under this look, he suddenly realized.

It turned out that after Xingguo Gong took Wuchang Mansion, the vanguard who pursued Zhang Xianzhong suffered a defeat, and Xingguo Gong went to the recital to explain the results of his disposition, which was regarded as a plea for guilt.

At the back of this recital, there is also a page of letters, which is the relevant feelings of Xingguo Gong, that is, to take responsibility and pay for the pensions of the wounded and wounded soldiers, neither severely punishing the soldiers and chilling the morale of the army, nor lightly punishing the soldiers so that the soldiers do not care. The reason why he did this was that he led the troops to quell the rebellion, all for the sake of peace in the world, not for personal glory and wealth.

Regarding this, he ended with a poem: I don't want to be a marquis, but I hope the sea is peaceful!

After reading it, Wang Chengen thought about it for a while, and then understood what had happened, and guessed why Emperor Chongzhen reacted like this, and when his heart turned sharply, he had an idea, and carefully put the chapter and the letter inside on the imperial case with both hands, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, as far as the slave maid knows, what Xingguo Gong said, 'I don't want to seal the marquis, but I hope Hai Boping' is the "Tao Zhan Depths" written by Qi Jiguang during the Jiajing period. The slave pondered, this must be the true heart of the national prince! ”

"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little curious, so he turned his head to look at him.

Qi Jiguang's poems are most famous in later generations, but he is not a poet, but a martial artist, and he is not far from this dynasty. Not to mention, poems like Qi Jiguang's will not be welcomed in the corrupt environment of the late Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not hear of it, but Wang Chengen knew.

At this time, Wang Chengen already had an idea in his heart, because he was recommended by Xingguo Gong, it can be said that he and Xingguo Gong share honor and disgrace, so naturally he wants to speak for Xingguo Gong and eliminate bad things that may affect Xingguo Gong.

I heard him say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live the Lord think about it, Mr. usually does not work hard to promote the Ming Dynasty, and his greatest wish is to spread scientific and technological knowledge, so that the Ming Dynasty will stand on the top of the world, and will no longer be oppressed by the barbarians as in the original history!" And the gentleman's talent and ability also prove the possibility of this matter......"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, and his face unconsciously looked a little better.

If he wants to think from the perspective of Zhang Mingwei worrying about him, he will feel uncomfortable, once it may be nothing, twice may be nothing, but if there are too many times, there may be problems.

“…… If you evaluate Mr. according to the past practice, if the slave maid says something that does not listen to him, even if Mr. is still a white body now, he will be rewarded in the end! After Wang Chengen secretly looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face, he continued, "Whether it is the credit that Mr. has proven in the strategy against Liao, or the formula of cement and glass, or leading the troops to quell the rebellion, it is a great achievement. And later, something like that will only ...... more"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but nod again. I sighed in my heart: Who said it wasn't! Not to mention that Mr. has more than 400 years of knowledge, he is still dedicated to the country and the people, and he does not hide his selfishness at all, and I don't know how much credit he will make when he looks back!

Thinking of this, although he was no longer uncomfortable in his heart, he still asked Wang Chengen: "But what do I have to do?" Otherwise, how can I go in my heart? ”

Originally, he also wanted to say that if he was not rewarded for his merits, would others not take the initiative to serve the court when they saw it? But, looking back, who could have the skills of a gentleman?

No one has the ability to make him do the troubles of being rewarded!

When Wang Chengen heard this, he smiled and replied: "Haven't you done a lot? In the world, in all dynasties, is there anyone who can treat the Duke of Xingguo like a long live lord? Princess Kunxing, but she has always accompanied the Duke of Xingguo! The slave knows that Princess Kunxing is the most beloved daughter of the Long Live Lord, and this daughter has been given, according to the folk saying, Mr. is also equivalent to half of the son of the Long Live Lord! Isn't this a pro? ”

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled with satisfaction.

He admired himself a little, and at the beginning, he made this decision immediately. Now it seems that even Wang Chengen, a slave, agrees very much, and it seems that he really did the right thing!

He was thinking about it, so he heard Wang Chengen continue: "The slave maid thinks that since the Lord Long Live knows the wishes of the master, he will fulfill the wishes of the master, and this is the greatest reward for him. Otherwise, if Mr. fails to fulfill his wish, he will have regrets this time! It was certainly not what he wanted. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help muttering to himself: "It's not my intention to seal the marquis, I hope the sea is peaceful!" ”

When Wang Chengen heard this, he knew it even more in his heart, so he hurriedly said: "It is not an easy thing to achieve Mr.'s wish. Not to mention anything else, Mr. often talks about pig teammates, and there is. Just like this time, among these recitals to be crowned kings, I am afraid that some people can't see the good of the country. They can't directly bring down Guogong, so they use this roundabout way to make Long Live Lord have a life with Guogong in his heart, and then slowly try to do it, this is their insidiousness! ”

With a "snap", Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be furious, and immediately slapped the table and shouted, "Write the names of these people on the screen, I don't care what they think, if I don't clean them up, I will be angry in my heart!" ”

Wang Chengen listened, this time he didn't care. No matter who among these people is really sinister, or just trying to shoot Xingguo's fart, they all deserve to let them play such a concert!

At this time, I heard him continue to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Mr. help Long live the Ming Dynasty, let the Ming Dynasty stand on top of the world, if you want to achieve such a great achievement that has never been done before or since, and make the Ming monarchs of all dynasties ashamed of it, I don't know how many people will be offended." They will definitely want to sabotage it, and if it doesn't work, it will come secretly, in short, there will be all kinds of methods. ”

Speaking of this, he sneered and said, "It's just that they don't know the origin of Mr. and their status in the heart of Long Live Lord, which will doom their insidious methods to fail!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately laughed, stroked his palms and said with a smile: "Haha, even if I say it, saying that the Duke of Xingguo suddenly appeared and fell in front of me, they won't believe it." ”

Wang Chengen obviously saw that Emperor Chongzhen's mood was much better.

So, he played to Emperor Chongzhen again: "This time, it is better to be allowed to play by Mr." Isn't it a gentleman who wants to pay for the pensions of the casualties? Then give you some more money! Anyway, what Guogong wants, if the Lord of Banzai agrees, he can do things with peace of mind without worrying about anything else, this is the greatest support for Mr., and it is enough for Mr. to know that Lord Banzai trusts him! ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately stroked his palm and said with a smile: "The big companion is reasonable, Mr. is working day and night outside, for the country and the people, I will never be that ......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly found that he couldn't say that word, so he quickly changed his words: "Drag Mr. back!" Anyway, you have to make Mr. feel at ease! ”

After finishing speaking, he groaned, then smiled, and said seriously: "Draft, Mr. is outside, there is a lot of inconvenience in contact, everything can be done first, and then reported to me!" ”

When Wang Chengen heard this, he was a little stunned, this power is great.

Including the previous appointment of Zheng Fusong as the deputy general in charge of the Denglai Water Division, etc., they all had to report to the Beijing Division first, but now, similar things can be decided directly by the Guogong.

Although Emperor Chongzhen would definitely agree to it before, it was not the same to give such a will directly. It can be said that this is a more trusting move than giving the prince a king.

If the outer court knew this will, I am afraid that many people would oppose it!

……………

Sure enough, as Wang Chengen expected, when Zhang Mingwei's recital and Emperor Chongzhen's will were announced, it immediately caused an uproar in the court.

Many people have played one after another, saying that since Xingguo Gong has lost the battle, he should ask for the guilt, how can he give more power, and it is such excessive power!

Of course, some people defended Zhang Mingwei, saying that the defeat was due to the carelessness of the vanguard generals, and the Guogong settled the thieves in Wuchang Mansion. There is also Guogong who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, if everything is reported to the Beijing Division, it will take time to toss back and forth, and there is a possibility that something will happen.

Above the court, there was a rare quarrel over the matter of Xingguo Gong. In the middle, it is naturally a lot to do with the stimulation of Emperor Chongzhen's will, after all, it will make some people more desperate!

At the middle of this quarrel, Zhang Mingwei's recital arrived.

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